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1654671

registered interest
date	20/07/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July 2023 to Question 193672 on Department of Health and Social Care: Contracts, how many contracts worth more than £1 million his Department has entered into where the (a) goods and (b) services contracted for have not been received and are no longer expected to be received in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	195429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>In relation to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-07-12/193672" target="_blank">193672</a>, there were 405 contracts which were active with a value of over £1 million on the Department’s central procurement and contract management database over the last five years. To provide an answer on whether “the goods and services contracted for have not been received and are no longer expected to be received in the last five years” we would have to consult all the individual contract managers for these contracts to obtain this type of information, which would then have to be properly collated and validated.</p><p>The contract manager would need to liaise with colleagues in the Department’s Finance directorate to find the relevant purchase orders to link spend to associated contracts and then make an assessment on whether goods and services were no longer expected to be received. We estimate that this would take a minimum of two hours per contract; multiplied by the number of contracts (405) this would total 810 hours. At a cost of £25 per hour this would equate to £20,250, which exceeds the disproportionate cost threshold of £850.</p><p>Presently, the Department has 249 contracts over £1 million which were active in the last 12 months. In a similar fashion to the above, the information requested for these contracts regarding goods and services not being received or not expected to be received is not held centrally and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 195430 question first answered 04/09/2023 08:09:33 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1654672

registered interest
date	20/07/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July 2023 to Question 193672 on Department of Health and Social Care: Contracts, what estimate he has made of the cost of providing an answer to that Question.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	195430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>In relation to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-07-12/193672" target="_blank">193672</a>, there were 405 contracts which were active with a value of over £1 million on the Department’s central procurement and contract management database over the last five years. To provide an answer on whether “the goods and services contracted for have not been received and are no longer expected to be received in the last five years” we would have to consult all the individual contract managers for these contracts to obtain this type of information, which would then have to be properly collated and validated.</p><p>The contract manager would need to liaise with colleagues in the Department’s Finance directorate to find the relevant purchase orders to link spend to associated contracts and then make an assessment on whether goods and services were no longer expected to be received. We estimate that this would take a minimum of two hours per contract; multiplied by the number of contracts (405) this would total 810 hours. At a cost of £25 per hour this would equate to £20,250, which exceeds the disproportionate cost threshold of £850.</p><p>Presently, the Department has 249 contracts over £1 million which were active in the last 12 months. In a similar fashion to the above, the information requested for these contracts regarding goods and services not being received or not expected to be received is not held centrally and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 195429 question first answered 04/09/2023 08:09:33 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1654673

registered interest
date	20/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tom Scholar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total cost was to the public purse of dismissing Sir Tom Scholar as permanent secretary at the Treasury; and if he will provide a breakdown of those costs.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	195431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>The information on HM Treasury Senior management remuneration is published in HM Treasury Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23. This can be found using the below link:</p><p> </p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1170987/HMT_ARA_2022-23.pdf</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 04/09/2023 11:58:52 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1654676

registered interest
date	20/07/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July 2023 to Question 193672 on Department of Health and Social Care: Contracts, what systems are in place for Ministers to track spending on (a) all contracts and (b) contracts where problems are encountered.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	195434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>A post award assessment is made on the risks to contract delivery and each contract is given a classification which determines the nature and intensity of the contract management support from officials at the department. The Departments contract management operating model includes tools such as a contract management plan, balanced scorecard, risk register and issues log, business continuity plans and exit plans. Scorecards are produced which provide a balanced view of performance, risks and issues, finances and spending, which inform an overall risk profile and which can be provided to Ministers on request.</p><p>Contract performance for high-risk contracts is reported to the Department’s Performance and Risk Committee as well as to Permanent Secretaries ahead of the bi-annual accountability meetings they hold with Directors. Whilst there isn’t systematic reporting to Ministers across all contracts, Ministers have been provided with ad-hoc reporting on expenditure and savings options against certain categories of contracts (consultancy and professional services for example).</p><p>The Department has introduced a system to attach contract references to all new individual purchase orders raised in the payment system from June 2021 where associated to a contract. The project is due to be completed within the next 12 months which will enable the central collation and validation of spend against the Department’s full portfolio of contracts.</p><p>The Department operates its commercial activities in accordance with the good practice set out by the Government Commercial Function, and our approach has been reviewed by both the National Audit Office and Government Internal Audit Agency.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 195435 question first answered 04/09/2023 09:24:32 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1654677

registered interest
date	20/07/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer to Question 193672 on Department of Health and Social Care: Contracts, if he will seek advice from (a) the National Audit Office and (b) other external bodies on improving the financial monitoring of contracts entered into by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	195435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>A post award assessment is made on the risks to contract delivery and each contract is given a classification which determines the nature and intensity of the contract management support from officials at the department. The Departments contract management operating model includes tools such as a contract management plan, balanced scorecard, risk register and issues log, business continuity plans and exit plans. Scorecards are produced which provide a balanced view of performance, risks and issues, finances and spending, which inform an overall risk profile and which can be provided to Ministers on request.</p><p>Contract performance for high-risk contracts is reported to the Department’s Performance and Risk Committee as well as to Permanent Secretaries ahead of the bi-annual accountability meetings they hold with Directors. Whilst there isn’t systematic reporting to Ministers across all contracts, Ministers have been provided with ad-hoc reporting on expenditure and savings options against certain categories of contracts (consultancy and professional services for example).</p><p>The Department has introduced a system to attach contract references to all new individual purchase orders raised in the payment system from June 2021 where associated to a contract. The project is due to be completed within the next 12 months which will enable the central collation and validation of spend against the Department’s full portfolio of contracts.</p><p>The Department operates its commercial activities in accordance with the good practice set out by the Government Commercial Function, and our approach has been reviewed by both the National Audit Office and Government Internal Audit Agency.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 195434 question first answered 04/09/2023 09:24:32 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1654684

registered interest
date	20/07/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Surgery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS operations have been postponed as a result of strikes by doctors in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	195442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>Despite best efforts by organisations to mitigate the impacts of all strike action, in the last six months approximately 645,001 appointments have been rescheduled due to strike action from doctors.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 04/09/2023 12:09:07 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1654192

registered interest
date	19/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2023 to Question 193249 on Railways: Tickets, whether the Ticketing and Settlement Agreement permits companies which operate train services to co-ordinate and align their individual company policies and practices with each other (a) in the provision of their services to passengers and (b) on changes to those services.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	195082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>In parallel to the public consultation, a train operator consultation also takes place as set out in the Ticketing and Settlement Agreement. During this consultation period, all train operators can see the proposals of others and are able to raise any questions or concerns.</p><p> </p><p>When making a station proposal, a train operator should consider the impact they will have on other operators utilising the station.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 04/09/2023 12:25:51 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1654193

registered interest
date	19/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Network: Strikes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate with Cabinet colleagues of the cost of industrial action by railway staff to the (a) public purse and (b) economy since 21 June 2022.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	195083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>The independent Centre for Economic and Business Research (Cebr) estimated that rail strikes between June 2022 and January 2023 led to a loss of UK economic output of around £500million due to people outside of the rail sector not being able to work. In January 2023, Rail Delivery Group reported that national level industrial action since June 2022 had led to direct revenue losses across the industry of around £500million.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 04/09/2023 12:27:51 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1654194

registered interest
date	19/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the comments by the Governor of the Bank of England on pay restraint made in February 2023.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	195084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the Prime Minister’s pledge to grow the economy and halve inflation. We remain steadfast in our support for the Bank of England’s independent Monetary Policy Committee.</p><p> </p><p>Pay for most frontline workforces is set by the independent Pay Review Body (PRB) process. On 13 July, the Government confirmed that it would be accepting the headline pay recommendations of the PRBs in full.</p><p> </p><p>Government borrowing to pay for things, such as public sector pay, boosts demand and in turn can increase inflationary pressure. That is why these pay uplifts will not be funded through any new borrowing.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 04/09/2023 11:57:12 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1654196

registered interest
date	19/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Network: Weather
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has held discussions with Network Rail on the steps they are taking to ensure the resilience of the rail network during (a) summer heatwaves, (b) heavy rainfall and (c) flooding.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	195086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>Summer heatwaves, heavy rainfall and flooding are likely to become more frequent as a result of climate change. Network Rail and other transport infrastructure operators have been in discussions with DfT officials and Ministers regarding the importance of adapting to climate change, the action they are taking, and the Department’s plans for a transport adaptation strategy, including through the Weather Risk Task Force Steering Group.</p><p> </p><p>The publication of the third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) in July 2023 marks a step-change in the UK government’s approach to climate adaptation. In the NAP3, Network Rail committed to, amongst other actions, design regional adaptation pathway strategies by 2029.</p><p> </p><p>In 2022 the Department for Transport published the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/railways-high-level-output-specification-2022/railways-act-2005-statement-high-level-output-specification-2022" target="_blank">High-Level Output Specification (HLOS)</a> which outlines the Secretary of State’s objectives for Network Rail’s operation, maintenance and renewal of railway infrastructure between 2024 and 2029—tied to a record £44.1 billion funding settlement. The HLOS is clear that the rail network must be as resilient as reasonably possible to the effects of climate change and extreme weather.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 04/09/2023 11:54:04 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi